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| VAT fraudster must pay back £26m | VAT fraudster must pay back £26m |
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| A 35-year-old man jailed for his part in a multi-million pound VAT fraud must repay £26m to the government. | A 35-year-old man jailed for his part in a multi-million pound VAT fraud must repay £26m to the government. |
| Craig Johnson, serving a 12-and-a-half year sentence, was ordered to pay back the money at a confiscation hearing. | |
| Among assets that he has been ordered to sell are a helicopter, his stately home near Stone in Staffordshire, two Bentleys and an Aston Martin. | Among assets that he has been ordered to sell are a helicopter, his stately home near Stone in Staffordshire, two Bentleys and an Aston Martin. |
| A Customs spokesman said the fraud was one of the largest thefts from public funds that has been brought to court. | A Customs spokesman said the fraud was one of the largest thefts from public funds that has been brought to court. |